Death penalties (Capital Punishment) and other stuff

[Bird]

On the US death penalty though its worth a look at those who have been executed of late.  There are so sick sick puppies that have done some sick crap and probably deserve it.

come and join up at cncpunisment forum...

[dazzler]

I don't see why anyone not interested in offering views/help/suggestions etc, wouldn't just not make any response at all, hence the query.   
Cheers

Generally those who get upset lack the ability to argue their position or are wedded to beliefs they are too scared to look at critically.

[dazzler]

A bit like the first English convicts sent to Australia?

Kind of. Remember the last place they end up in in Papillion. Here's your spot, we'll leave you alone, out of sight out of mind.

[Bird]

Here's your spot, we'll leave you alone, out of sight out of mind.

what exactly will it achieve?

[dazzler]

what exactly will it achieve?

Have a few stabs in the dark. I am sure it's not that obscure.

[edz]

Vote 1 for Sherrif Joe gaols here too .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3SRC3OnDGc

[Bird]

Have a few stabs in the dark. I am sure it's not that obscure.

pretty much letting people go Good idea though it will clear the courts of anything above parking fine.

Sherriff Joe FTW!!!!

[Bill]

I asked the question because there seems to be a lot of posts that don't have any relevance to the original topic, and it was a question because I don't have any answer.
If a thread is started about what can be seen as a controversial subject there is often posts about popcorn or sitting back and watching the potential fireworks.
I don't see why anyone not interested in offering views/help/suggestions etc, wouldn't just not make any response at all, hence the query.   
Cheers

I often wonder this myself...
Bill

[rexy03]

 "The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater."
Frank Zappa

[kylarama]

A bit like the first English convicts sent to Australia?

Problem with that is, years later they'll return and beat you at cricket.

[achjimmy]

Goings on like this and the effectual sentancing in Australia pretty much shoots holes in the argument of any benefit in following the ringleaders back to AU? I wonder if the guy who got 6mths in this case  repented, found God and now helps others?

Before the Bali nine's arrest, Mick Keelty and the AFP sent a furniture salesman on a secret high-risk drug sting in Indonesia


http://www.smh.com.au/national/before-the-bali-nines-arrest-mick-keelty-and-the-afp-sent-a-furniture-salesman-on-a-secret-highrisk-drug-sting-in-indonesia-20150509-ggwxt4.html

[dazzler]

I am never one to let the opportunity to bag the plastics (AFP) but reading between the lines, and a small amount of skepticism, I bet it ran like this;

Furniture man was a player who got cold feet.

Went to the cops.

Cops used him as a human source to get intel.

Furniture man was more involved than he let on.

AFP backed off in Indonesia (obviously the gig was up as the importer was onto them).

The goods weren't collected at port. 

The dog nuts stand out is that drug importation syndicates don't approach someone to help them import UNLESS they know them, trust them or have something over them.  The AFP cant organise illegal operations overseas and he would have known he was on his own if it went pair shaped.

The AFP are seriously risk averse so would hang anyone out to dry to protect themselves or the govt they are in bed with.

[dales133]

Agree with you dazzler that the drug cartels wouldn't just approach Joe average for a bit of container room.
In saying that he may not have been "involved with them but if not they had leverage of some kind, even if they had to force trust upon him